For her daughter’s Bluey & Bingo themed birthday, a mother crafted an immersive experience with custom party favors, including “Rita’s Beans” jellybeans, coloring pages, picnic tables for crafts, and unique plush character dog houses. She utilized her Glowforge laser cutter for special décor accents and offered a favor bar with notebooks, crayons, and stickers. Friends contributed handmade birthday cakes and party coordination. Links provided are affiliate and include a discount for a Glowforge machine. Personal and hired help made the event memorable and successful.

In this tutorial I show you how to follow a fun and fairly simple beginner macrame pattern using simple macrame knots that gives a double diamond design with a tassle. I show you what areas I found tricky, and give tips for beginners who may have never tried macrame before. WHAT YOU’LL NEED 1. 3mm […]

A simple and fun way to add a touch of spooky festivity to any halloween basket or treats for teachers, friends or family. I’ve seen a huge craze the last couple of years where people are making fun and creative Boo! Baskets to “boo” their friends, neighbors and more. I’ve seen this done a couple […]

I wanted to make a cute felt garland. So, what better holiday to do one for than St. Patrick’s Day? I made a template to cut out all the shapes I wanted and printed it out on semi thick paper. Regular copy paper works too, but I prefered something with a little bit more weight. […]

The perfectly cruel DIY theme for only the most marvelous fashionista. My daughters and I watched the new Disney’s Cruella movie on Disney+. We were floored at the incredible music, fashion and performances by both Emma Stone and Emma Thompson. Every single character, line, set detail, song choice, were impecible. I wouldn’t expect anything else […]

After the craziness that was 2020 (anyone else glad to say that year is behind us?), I really realized how much I wasn’t taking care of myself in that year. It was easy to forget about what I NEEDED, and what would make me a happier and better mom, wife, and friend…

Ok – this year has been crazy. My oldest started Kindergarten this year, and I’d be lying if I said that I was a little bummed that she wouldn’t be getting to experience any type of “end of the year” celebration of finishing Kinder and moving onto 1st grade. This entire last 3.5 months of […]

We are in a strange time. Everything seems so surreal. I don’t even know what to think, or how to emotionally deal with what is happening in our world right now. I’m sure many of you are all feeling the same way. With my kiddos home from school, and my family and I all being […]

Have you seen the resuable beeswax food wrappers? They have super cute designs on them, and come in various sizes to cover leftovers. The only problem…they cost an arm and a leg! For 3 individual wrappers it can be about $20 or more! And right now with the COVID-19 pandemic and grocery stores limited in […]

One of my favorite things to do with my kids, is to find fun crafts they can do with me, especially when the crafts are something they can give to others and feel proud of. This year, for Valentines day, because I’m about ready to have our 3rd little (and final), I wanted to do […]